Gura Râului

Gura Râului ( old spelling: Gura Rîului; German Auendorf or Guraro; Hungarian Guraró ) is a town in the district of Sibiu in Transylvania, Romania.

Location

Gura Râului is located at the headwaters of Cibin ( Zibin ) in the Marginimea Sibiului. South of the settlement extends the Cindrel Mountains ( Munţii cindrel ). The long and high-altitude village ( about 550 meters above sea level) is surrounded by dense coniferous forests.

The village is of Sibiu ( Hermannstadt) on the European Route 68, about Cristian ( ) and Orlat after 18 kilometers distance.

Past and present

Together with the neighboring villages Orlat and Poplaca Gura Râului was first documented in the year 1322. The stationed during the Austro -Hungarian monarchy in the neighboring village Orlat Border Regiment also influenced the development of Gura Râului. To this day, stories and legends are told about the time of the military border.

Despite its proximity to the German, Transylvanian Saxon settlement area in the north, the village developed through conscious cultivation of tradition to one of the most striking examples of Romanian village culture in the region around Sibiu.

According to the census of 1992, all inhabitants of the location Romanians. During recent years, important investments made ​​in infrastructure ( eg, channelization, 2006).

Economy

Since time immemorial, the inhabitants of Gura Râului are mainly active in the fields of wood processing and sheep. As well as in most other " Mărginime " settlements - - another industry in the area of ​​agro- tourism in recent years also develops itself.

Attractions

• Small Church ( Biserica Mica ), old building, formerly Greek- Catholic, now Romanian Orthodox
• Great Church ( Biserica Mare), younger buildings, Romanian Orthodox
• Village Museum
• Reservoir water surface 68 acres

Personalities

• Aurel Decei (1905-1976), historian